炷

Information about character(s)

Radical: 火
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhù
Cantonese: zyu3
JapaneseKun: TOUSHIN
JapaneseOn: SHU
Korean: CWU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: candle wick, lamp wick; stick of incense

CE-Dict: wick of an oil lamp/to burn (incense etc)/measure word for lit incense sticks

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the wick (of a candle, lamp, etc.)
2.a stick (of incense, etc.)
3.to burn; to cauterize

康熙字典文字版 【巳集中】【火字部】炷
【廣韻】之戍切【集韻】【韻會】朱戍切，𠀤音注。【玉篇】燈炷也。【正韻】火炷燼所著者。【讀曲歌】然燈不下炷，有油那得明。　又【廣韻】之庾切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】腫庾切，𠀤音主。義同。　【集韻】本作主。◎按說文主字註云：鐙中火主也。徐鉉曰：今俗別作炷，非是。然炷與主分相沿已久。今皆从火。

CF-Dict: mèche/bâtonnet d'encens

Han-De-Dict: Räucherstäbchen (u.E.) (S)